Book Giveaway: Johnny One-Eye by Jerome Charyn

If you've read my review of Johnny One-Eye by Jerome Charyn at http://thebookconnectionccm.blogspot.com/2011/06/book-review-johnny-one-eye-by-jerome.html then it might have piqued your interest enough to check it out.

Why not try to win a FREE copy for yourself? The author and Tribute Books are graciously offering one free copy to a reader of this blog that resides in the United States.

The cover art you see here is for the hardcover edition, which is what I reviewed. The black cover goes with the paperback version. I like both, but this lighter cover catches my eye more.

Here's a description of the book from Amazon:

Johnny One-Eye is bringing about the rediscovery of one of the most "singular and remarkable [careers] in American literature" (Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post Book World). In this picaresque tour de force that reanimates Revolutionary Manhattan through the story of double agent John Stocking, the bastard son of a whorehouse madam and possibly George Washington, Jerome Charyn has given us one of the most memorable historical novels in years. As Johnny seeks to unlock the mystery of his birth and grapples with his allegiances, he falls in love with Clara, a gorgeous, green-eyed octoroon, the most coveted harlot of Gertrude's house. The wild parade of characters he encounters includes Benedict Arnold, the Howe brothers, "Sir Billy" and "Black Dick," and a manipulative Alexander Hamilton.


Not since John Barth's The Sotweed Factor and Gore Vidal's Burr has a novel so dramatically re-created America's historical beginnings.

Here are some additional reviews from Charyn's website:

"A rollicking tale."


—New York Times Book Review *Editors' Choice

"A terrific read, an imaginative evocation of Manhattan in chaos written with great energy and seductive cadence."

—Bloomberg News

"Charyn's command of time and place is masterful: the reader can practically smell the gunpowder that suffuses the war-torn city. As a kaleidoscopic view of a tumultuous era, the book deserves to be spoken about in the same breath as E. L. Doctorow's Ragtime."

—Publishers Weekly, starred review
 

 
Here's how you can enter for a chance to win a copy of Johnny One-Eye by Jerome Charyn:
 
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6) Winner must be 18 years or older and reside in the United States.

Deadline for entries is 11:59 PM Eastern on Sunday, July 10, 2011. Winner will be selected out of all entrants who followed the rules governing this contest. The book will be shipped to the winner by the author or his representative. The Book Connection is not responsible for lost or damaged goods.